Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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		NEW TAXES ARE NOT THE ANSWER TO BUDGET WOES
		
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		SJMerc: 5.4-magnitude quake rattles L.A.
		
 - SJMerc: Roadshow: When quakes, driving mix
 - OakTrib: Moderate earthquake hits Los Angeles
 - ModBee: Moderate Calif. quake a drill for the `Big One'
 - VentStar: 5.4 temblor shakes Southland
 - VentStar: County rolls with earthquake, but no damages are reported
 - LAT: Minor damage from 5.4 quake shows California has learned its lessons
 - LAT: Quake thrusts Greuel into the spotlight
 - LAT: Post-quake callers overload phone systems
 - LAT: Quake originated about eight miles under Chino Hills
 - LAT: There ought to be a law against quakes during bar exam
 - LADN: Relax - it wasn't The Big One
 - LADN: Retrofitted hospitals perform well; others face deadline
 - SBSun: Valley shakes
 - RivPE: Quake damage, injuries minor; experts credit seismic safety improvements
 - RivPE: Utilities report minor problems due to quake
 - RivPE: Perfect timing for UCR earthquake lecture
 - OCReg: Earthquake Central: All the latest news, tips, interactive maps and how to cope
 - OCReg: O.C. QUAKE ROUNDUP: Cal State Fullerton damaged; trains disrupted for a bit
 - OCReg: Statewide quake news: Scattered damage and minor injuries attributed to shaker
 - OCReg: Shaken, not overly disturbed
 - OCReg: Yorba Linda a little shaken in quake
 - OCReg: Famed seismologist says earthquake lull might be over
 - NCTimes: Quake is powerful reminder of region's shakiness
 - SDUT: Earthquake should be San Diego wake-up call
 - SDUT: Earthquakes centered or felt in S.D. County
 - SDUT: Southern California shaken by 5.4 quake
 
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		FresBee: Great debate: local government's purpose
		
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		SacBee: State's vendors stiffed as bills go unpaid amid crisis
		
 - SacBee: Budget standoff: Day 30
 - SacBee: By the numbers
 - SacBee: The buzz
 - OakTrib: State employees bracing for steep pay cuts
 - CCTimes: Bay Area transit projects threatened by state budget proposal
 - SBSun: Cities fear loss of money
 - OCReg: State workers say no to minimum wage plan
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		SacBee: PG&E backs gay marriage rights
		
 - SFChron: Prop. 8 backers sue to change wording
 - SFChron: Massachusetts House votes to let out-of-state gays marry
 - SJMerc: Gay-marriage opponents decry new Prop. 8 language as 'inflammatory'
 - SJMerc: Mass. vote would expand gay unions
 - SDUT: Ban supporters' lawsuit targets ballot phrasing
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		LAT: Feinstein still questions U.S. attorney's staff moves
		
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		SFChron: Online voter registration close to reality
		
 - SJMerc: 'Robocalls' violate state law
 - SJMerc: How to stop 'robocalls'
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		LVBP: Senator: Businesses treated like 'enemy' in California
		
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		SJMerc: Sprint early termination fees are illegal, judge rules
		
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		SacBee: California tribe fears a return of Keno
		
 - LAT: Riverside County sheriff calls for closure of Soboba tribe's casino
 - RivPE: Riverside County sheriff asks U.S. to shut Soboba Casino
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		SacBee: CPS: Outrage at rising death toll
		
 - SFChron: Death Row Money Pit
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		SFChron: 4 Senate Dems urge EPA chief to resign He's accused of misleading Congress
		
 - SJMerc: California considers ban on plastic bags to protect marine life
 - StockRec: Lodi development environmentally focused
 - LAT: 3 West Coast governors oppose new offshore oil drilling
 - SDUT: Groups protest proposal to cut climate emissions
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		SacBee: Lightning fires contained; $84.7 million spent so far
		
 - SacBee: Feather River Canyon fire breaks out along Highway 70
 - SacBee: Bucks Lake Wilderness open as forest fire danger eases
 - SJMerc: Tourists can't see the views for the ash
 - ModBee: Mariposa wildfire expanding
 - FresBee: Getting animals out alive from Telegraph fire
 - FresBee: Fire's smoke, ash casts shadow over Yosemite visitors
 - SLOTrib: Small fire causes big lane closure along Highway 1 north of Cayucos
 - LAT: Mariposa suffers a twinge of jealousy toward Yosemite
 - SDUT: Fire near Yosemite spreading quickly
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		SJMerc: Mervyns seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy
		
 - SJMerc: Homelessness declines, according to U.S. report
 - ModBee: Stanislaus County ag worth $2.4 billion
 - SDUT: Rapidly falling price of oil eases energy crisis fears
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		SFChron: Huge Housing Crisis Bill Signed
		
 - SFChron: House Formally Apologizes For Slavery
 - StockRec: Fed extends emergency loan program for Wall Street
 - StockRec: Bush signs housing bill to provide mortgage relief
 - LAT: Pelosi hopes her new book is more popular than Congress
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		SacBee: $20 million Latino outreach plan thrills superdelegate-for-sale
		
 - SFChron: McCain Extends Olive Branch
 - SFChron: McCain extends Chron invitation to Obama
 - LAT: McCain gets an earful from Mr. Right
 - LAT: Scott McClellan screws up his own talking points about talking points
 
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The Golden Pen
		SacBee: Jerry Brown's cynical ploy on gay rights
		
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		SacBee: Despite appearances, budget deal draws closer
		
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		SFChron: Crystal ball shines on Newsoms
		
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		SacBee: Mayor must lead on accountability
		
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		SFChron: Senator Obama, you're invited
		
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		LAT: Shaken, and stirred
		
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		LAT: The right way to borrow
		
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		OCReg: Self-inflicted budget wounds
		
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		SDUT: School spending up not down $5 billion
		
 - SacBee: Gang tax fails by 1 vote in council
 - SacBee: Sacramento moves to shut apartments cited in 633 police calls
 - SacBee: Radio host to pay fine in AG's inquiry
 - SacBee: Cosumnes district nears approval of reduced budget
 - SFChron: Pharmacy Tobacco Ban OKd
 - SFChron: Court denies stay in Pacific Lumber case Extension of...
 - SJMerc: Hospitals: We can't recognize union
 - SJMerc: Top schools choosing academic freedom over government research restrictions
 - OakTrib: Bay Area universities shy away from scrutiny of some research contracts
 - OakTrib: Number of homeless has gone down in Bay Area, report says
 - OakTrib: State releases two measures of graduation rates
 - OakTrib: Parole officials take aim at transient sex offenders
 - OakTrib: San Leandro council placing 3 tax measures on ballot
 - OakTrib: Plan to declare fiscal emergency in San Carlos fails
 - StockRec: Caring for poor could double
 - StockRec: Lathrop official joins race for mayor
 - StockRec: Smooth sailing ahead for marina
 - StockRec: Review: Pacific among nation's best
 - StockRec: Officials to mull over court plans
 - ModBee: Hospital chief's words widen Oakdale split on bond measure
 - FresBee: Roeding Park surcharge shelved
 - SCSent: Pajaro Valley water agency starts process for refunding illegal fee
 - SCSent: Freedom Rotary challenge seeks to replace lost fireworks money
 - SCSent: Santa Cruz City Council approves massive Delaware Avenue project
 - SCSent: Princeton Review Rankings are in, and UC Santa Cruz holds its own
 - VentStar: Council hears from residents on both sides of housing issue
 - VentStar: Assemblywoman to hold coffee meeting
 - SFChron: South L.A. going on diet of no new fast-food restaurants...
 - LAT: Council bans new fast-food outlets in South L.A.
 - LAT: L.A. home prices falling at 24.5% annual rate
 - LAT: County supervisors refuse to provide details on King-Harbor workers
 - LADN: L.A. to collect $36-a-month household trash fee
 - LADN: LAUSD thinking smaller
 - LADN: L.A. freezes fast-food industry
 - LADN: California ranks 17th in the nation in beach pollution
 - LADN: Buses to transport people to mental health hearing
 - SBSun: L.A./ONT raises its landing fees
 - SBSun: A test for Hawkins
 - SBSun: Aleman set for arraignment today on 6 felonies
 - RivPE: 1.7 million gallon tank boosts Murrieta water supply
 - RivPE: Fontana considers using recycled water to irrigate public landscaping
 - RivPE: S.B. County employees to vote again on labor agreement
 - LAT: County pension hike issue to go on Orange County ballot
 - OCReg: Supervisors OK ballot measure for voter-approved pension hikes
 - OCReg: Newport & Huntington should foot $8 million bill for harbor patrol, Norby says
 - OCReg: John Wayne Airport parking rates to rise
 - OCReg: Garden Grove to reconsider its artificial turf ban
 - OCReg: San Onofre plant to be subject of Nuclear Regulatory Commission meeting
 - NCTimes: San Onofre report card omits falsified records
 - NCTimes: Politicking at the pumps
 - NCTimes: City puts beach booze ban on ballot
 - NCTimes: Judge rules Mount Soledad cross can stay
 - NCTimes: Report says county beaches less contaminated in 2007
 - SDUT: Voters to decide booze ban
 - SDUT: Judge: Cross can stay put
 - SDUT: Hospital could lose all federal payments
 - SDUT: City Council approves plan to expand UTC
 - SDUT: Utility tax measure won't go on ballot
 
